Don’t be fooled by the title! Although it might seem pretty easy to simply shoot something from your everyday life, I actually found it quite challenging. What it taught me is that, for one, I don’t take my camera with me often enough, and second, except for my children and husband maybe, I don’t take pictures of people a lot. What about you? Do you carry your camera with you often? Are you comfortable shooting about any subject?

This shot was taken at my son’s karate class, which is twice a week—it felt “everyday life” enough to me. He had his first karate tournament last week, and as a parent, I experienced for the first time what it is to watch your child compete. I didn’t see it coming, but my heart was racing—I'm not kidding you! All I could think was “Go! Just do your best and stay focused. You can do it.” And he did really great, actually. He made us very proud. :)